Sharp County record., 1887-09-08


One bushel of good clean, wheat
will pay for the RECORD year. carry
70 one of the mills near Evening Shade
H r. John and wife went to Mel
bourne last Friday to attend at the SICK
he'd of their son Ben, who has pneumonia
Mr.. J. left Mrs. ]. with the sick and return
ed home Sunday.
Andrew John. who works in the card
ing factory. had one of his hands TO get
betweep the feeder and cards one day last
week. skinnlng it and brulsing it up con-
siderably. Andrew never left his postsbut
a few hours on account Of the accident.
John Huddleston and family were
visiting friends and relatives here last
week. They were from independence
county.
-Street-working begins in Evening
Shade this morning. Overseer WilkersoD
says he proposes to have good roads If 1t
takes everybody ten days to accomplish
that result.
Owing to the fact that the circuit
court at its last term failed to set day for
the appearance of the petit jurors they
v;ll he summoned TO attend on the 2i
day of the term, as provided in such
cases.
I have sold the meat shop to M. Il.
Wainwright, and parties knowing them
selves indebted to me will please call at
once and settle their accounts | must
have money. R. X. ARNOLD.
The first bale of cotton for the sea-
son in this county was bought last week
at Hardy by Clayton & Cope; was put
up by Harmus King, Center. and was
raised by John Gibbins near Center.
Last Sunday the Evening Shade
Sunday school elected the following Off.
GERS to serve the ensuing year: Nicely
Shaver superintendent, T. J. Spurlock
assistant Shelby Metcalf secretary and
treasurer. The several classes will select
teachers next Sunday,
"A protracted meeting will begin
next Saturday at the Baptist church in
this place under the auspices of Rev. g.
L Foard, P. G. Let all Christians unite
with the Baptist brethren in the work
so the Lord will bless the services.
james B. Hughes who is travelling
for the Lee Stone music house and sew
ing machine agency, has been in Even
ing Shade and vicinity for the past three
days. Mrs H, is with him visiting old
friends and acquaintance.
-Lawsuits and rumors of lawsuits
are heard on every hand. If the end does
not come soon the circuit court converting
here on the Sd prox will not be able to
reach the civil dockets during the term
The State docket now contains AZ cases,
the law 33 and the equity docket 80
cases, and the end is not yet in sight.
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Alice
Cox will leave for Harrison next Satur-
day morning, where the Grand Chap
ter o E. 5. convenes next Wednesday
the 14th instant. Mrs. G. will make the
trip through by private conveyance, in
company with delegates from Ash Flat
and Newburg. We wish the party q
pleasant journey and safe return.
Our Jail has still another occupant,
John Nelson, brought here from Jackson
port by our sheriff last Saturday night,
where he was captured with bench
warrant issued by the clerk of Sharp for
pistol-toting proven to the grand jury
here beyond reasonable doubt about Is
months ago. He was arrested once before
on this same indictment, gave bond for
his appearance, but failed to appear as
the facts given above go to show.
1t is natural consequence for those
who do not pay their subscription nor
advertising accounts to suppose that the
editor is living on oxygen and other free
commodities, while those who pay up
and never fail to speak good word for
the paper think the rural man of metal
letters lives in ease and revels in luxuries.
II is an old and rather plebeian maxim
which says tive measue all grain by our
own bushel but sometimes it is too true
to SAVIOR of poetry.
j. f. Pagan of Buffalo, Wyoming,
penned us note the other day, enclosing
br;ar bo, op;etla fror,